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I did about ten years ago. I had a diet of around 1800 calories and kept my fat grams under 25. I walked for about a hour to eighty minutes five to six days a week sometimes twice in a day if I felt really motivated. I also tried to do 100 sit up's and various crunches three times a week. I also lifted weights for about 30 minutes three times a week.....sometimes less. I think it took me about 20 months to lose the weight. I went from 280 to 160.
My metabolism stinks and I was up to 310 two years ago again I have lost 85 of that but had a hernia last summer which killed my momentum. I can't do sit up's anymore and can't use my manual treadmill in the winter. I don't have benefits and don't have the money for surgery. It's really depressing as I'm around 225 right now and want to get down to 190. I doubt it will happen this winter as I hate walking outside in the cold and can't use my treadmill.
For anybody losing weight.......don't give up and keep pushing yourself. There will be plenty of setbacks or times you eat things you shouldn't but try to pick yourself up the next day and keep going. The toughest part for me is when my body hit a plateau and I didn't lose weight for a few weeks even though still working out. It eventually stopped and the weight continued to come off. Losing weight is one of the hardest things to do but the benefits and feelings of accomplishment are tremendous! Stay positive and good luck to anybody who has weight loss goals!
So far I have lost 30 pounds in about 3 months on Weight Watchers.. We use the point system and it has been the only diet that I not only like "IT WORKS"
I lost 140 pounds over three years, walking 3 miles a day 6 days a week, and lifting weights 3 days a week. It's hard work, but it's extremely gratifying.
Of course, maintenance is even harder. Nobody tells you that.
about 10 years ago I went from 201 to 112 in 3 months just by becoming a vegan, then I lost 10 more pounds over the course of 2 months when I took up playing soccer and swimming. I also switched to be a vegetarian so that might have slowed the rapid weight loss but when I lost the 89 pounds in 3 months I did not exercise what so ever. Just changing my diet did that. Now Im back up in weight but Im losing it again by hiking for an hour a day, doing my fluidity dvd every other day and doing my Firm Fast and Fitt Cardio blast every day. oh and I stopped eating fried foods, drinking soda and eating desserts
Best thing to do is just for a week write down everything you eat as normal. Add up the calories and look for improved choices of stuff you like. (lower fat and lower cal)
If you have that much to lose it should come off with diet alone and walking.
Talk to your doctor 1st because even the young can face problems with exercise when coming down from a higher weight.
If I was you I would eat 1800-2000 cals/day of healthy food with a 15 minute walk daily.
It may come off slowly but it will stay off. The best part is it really doesnt feel like you are doing anything much at all but you keep shrinking.
How many do you gain back?
You know I got my s.o. to just settle with a higher weight because he can maintain it. Its healthy enough and it doesnt give him the gain back as easily.
But yeh...cake parties too many and the fat cells remember what you used to be...
Holidays are coming...
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I have lost 85 of that but had a hernia last summer which killed my momentum. I can't do sit up's anymore and can't use my manual treadmill in the winter. I don't have benefits and don't have the money for surgery. It's really depressing as I'm around 225 right now and want to get down to 190. I doubt it will happen this winter as I hate walking outside in the cold and can't use my treadmill. 
